Programme Specialist (RISE Programme Manager)

Provides technical leadership and programme management for RISE Kenya, expanding safe and flexible education pathways for out-of-school adolescents and youth. The specialist coordinates government, UNICEF, foundation and private-sector partners; uses evidence to guide adaptive delivery; and advances inclusive, technology-enabled learning, youth engagement and skills development that can scale within Kenya's education system.

• Design and implement flexible formal and non-formal learning pathways
• Advance youth engagement, skills development and transition opportunities
• Prepare education situation analyses and programme proposals
• Coordinate monitoring benchmarks, evaluations and programme reviews
• Use programme data and learning evidence for adaptive management and scale-up
• Provide technical guidance to government, partners and donors
• Build partnerships and mobilise private-sector support
• Introduce and share innovative education-management practices

• Master's or equivalent advanced university degree in education, management, development economics, psychology, sociology or a related technical field
• At least five years of relevant experience in education systems reform, workforce development or large-scale social-sector programme leadership
• Experience managing multi-partner, multi-donor high-value programmes at national scale
• Fluent English

• Experience with UNICEF, the UN, Mastercard Foundation, private sector or comparable governance and reporting systems
• Experience with EdTech, digital learning or technology-enabled service delivery
• Relevant country-level experience in development, fragile settings or humanitarian contexts

• Education Systems Reform
• Programme Management
• Youth Engagement
• Digital Learning
• Policy Dialogue
• Evidence-Based Decision Making
• Partnership Management
• Capacity Building
• Budget Management
• Adaptive Management

• Results-Based Management
• UNDAF